And he is before all things, and by him all things consist. Treasury of Scripture he. Colossians 1:15 Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: Proverbs 8:22,23 The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old... Isaiah 43:11-13 I, even I, am the LORD; and beside me there is no savior... Isaiah 44:6 Thus said the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last... Micah 5:2 But you, Bethlehem Ephratah, though you be little among the thousands of Judah... John 1:1-3 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God... John 8:58 Jesus said to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, Before Abraham was, I am. John 17:5 And now, O Father, glorify you me with your own self with the glory which I had with you before the world was. 1 Corinthians 8:6 But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things... Hebrews 13:8 Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever. Revelation 1:8,11,17 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, said the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty... Revelation 2:8 And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things said the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive; and by. 1 Samuel 2:8 He raises up the poor out of the dust, and lifts up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes... Psalm 75:3 The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved: I bear up the pillars of it. Selah. John 5:17,18 But Jesus answered them, My Father works till now, and I work... Acts 17:28 For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring. Hebrews 1:3 Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power...
Context The Supremacy of Christ
15 Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: 16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: 17 And he is before all things, and by him all things consist. 18 And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence. 19 For it pleased the Father that in him should all fullness dwell; 20 And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things to himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven. 21 And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now has he reconciled 22 In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and blameless and unreproveable in his sight: 23 If you continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which you have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister; Parallel Verses American Standard Version
and he is before all things, and in him all things consist.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he is before all, and by him all things consist.
Darby Bible Translation
And he is before all, and all things subsist together by him.
King James Bible
And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.
Young's Literal Translation
and himself is before all, and the all things in him have consisted.
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